Author Matt Quiggins

Matt Quiggins has been covering the sport of MMA since 2010. He was a contributing writer for Ultimate MMA Magazine from 2010-2014. Alongside his writing, Matt is also a photographer and frequents local amateur MMA events to support his community. He has recently started training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and currently resides in the Tampa Bay Area.

No risk, no reward. It’s a simple statement that is commonly overused today to push individuals into taking a leap of faith, so to speak. And no, I’m not referring to the classic Indiana Jones leap of faith. So...

The Rolling Stones put it best when they sang the line, ‘You can’t always get what you want.’ It’s a statement that resonates down to our very core. The path that we choose isn’t always the most direct or the o...

Opportunities in our lives come and go. Sometimes we have the desire to reach out and grab them. Other times, they pass us by. The opportunity itself is not what drives us. It’s all about the potential reward t...

The comeback. It’s a story fans love to hear. The ascension from the plagues of injury or maybe even retirement. The comeback generally provides a feel-good atmosphere that people tend to get behind and want to...

Each day in our lives, we come across a decision that could not only impact our immediate future, but our long-term goals as well. Sometimes this decision comes at the heels of a request that is reasonable and ...

Let’s be honest and get right into it, shall we? When the UFC announced that Cub Swanson, coming off his “Fight of the Year” candidate with Doo Ho Choi, would be taking on Artem Lobov in his next bout, the appe...

In everyday life, it’s the bond that ties us to another family member, but it can also mean so much more. Friends truly are the families we choose for ourselves. It could be the best friend of the last decade(s...

When it comes to famous MMA feuding fighters, what names come to mind? Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz? Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva? Frank Mir and Brock Lesnar?
Whether it was the trilogy of fights between O...

Keep your eye on the prize.
This is what every kid is told when they are trying to achieve a goal within their life, whether it’s going for the state championship in Little League or making it through to the...

About 14 months ago, I penned an open letter to former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion B.J. Penn in which I asked that he hang up his gloves. The “Prodigy” was coming off a one-sided TKO loss against ...